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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
1
Rock Island unveils a permanent Park exposition on 36 acres with buildings, a Parker railroad show, and themed days Bryan Taft Modern Woodmen day. Fall week long event runs Sept 28 to Oct 8 attracting large crowds and inviting political candidates from major parties to attend.
The Chicago Record Herald serialized The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy and its success matched by record sales in the US and England. The paper’s fiction coverage, including Sunday Magazine, emphasizes serialized fiction and strong storytelling alongside other features.
A poetic fragment describes a sudden head impact and altered thoughts as the speaker experiences disorientation. The lines suggest a physical jolt followed by mental upheaval, with imagery of body parts and a sense of instability.
A rural verse sketch describes a family facing financial limits as hens begin to lay and a kitchen cabinet, spring wagon, and other items are desired. The parents discuss costs, while the preacher visits about the class and possible pay. The dialogue hints at aspirations and economic strain in a small farm household.
G. C. Gayer of Abingdon spent Friday and Saturday in Brimfield, enjoying the local events and visiting residents. He reported pleasant weather and plans to return in the near future.
Mrs Chas E Smith of West Frank in Maine says she uses Dr King s New Life Pills as a family laxative because they are effective and unobtrusive. The painless purifiers are sold at Wm Robinson Co drug store for 25 cents.
Claude U Stone announces daily office hours 8 AM to 8 PM with superintendent’s hours on Mondays and the first Saturday monthly from March 1 to June 1 and June 1 to September 1. Regular teacher certificate exams held at the courthouse on the third Friday and Saturday after October January April and July at 8:00 AM. Exam schedule lists Arithmetic History Friday morning Grammar Reading Penmanship Civics Friday afternoon Geography Pedagogy Saturday morning Physiology Orthography History of Illinois Botany Zoology and Physics Saturday afternoon. Grades from Mines State Normal School accepted in lieu of exams. circulars provided upon request from the courthouse third floor Peoria Illinois.
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